Lebanese Finally Agree On Something: Thank you Ahlam!

I've been reading for the past half hour the replies to Ahlam following her ill-mannered tweets against the Lebanese media and people and I can't stop laughing! That's not the first time she insults Lebanese and she totally deserves this bashing. For those who aren't aware of what happened, one of A7lam's fan, also known as Halloumi tweeted at Adel Karam after he mocked the Emirate "singer", so she retweeted it and insulted the Lebanese…

With or Against Cancelling The Brevet Official Exams in Lebanon?

MPs Serge Torsarkissian and Nadim Gemayel submitted last week a law draft to cancel the Brevet official exams. Their argument is that the certificate no longer matches the development pace of the curriculum in Lebanese schools. I am for cancelling the Brevet exams as long as they are replaced by another type of exam or middle-year programs. However, the real problem in Lebanon is not with the exam itself but with the widespread cheating during…

Who Doesn’t Want a Better Internet in Lebanon?

Speedtest on a 4MB DSL Ogero connection in Beirut The Lebanese government has been busy investigating illegal internet companies for the past couple of weeks. We are talking about large communication devices and towers installed in several areas across Lebanon and a 40GB per second bandwith bought from Turkey and Cyprus and equivalent to 1/3 of the bandwith set by the Telecom ministry. The worst part is that a lot of sensitive official departments were…

The CityMall Parking Rage Video Is Fake

For those asking me about what happened at CityMall yesterday, the parking rage video that Yasa shared is fake and did not even take place in Lebanon . The parking lot doesn't look like CityMall, the car plates don't look Lebanese and the video is at least 2 years old. Yasa should remove that video or at least clarify that it's not in Lebanon. On another note, why is the guy filming the whole thing…
Critiques

Cancerous Wheat: Lebanon’s Food Safety Scandal Refuses To Go Away

9 years ago
Health Minister Wael Abu Faour first states that wheat entering Lebanon failed to match safety standards, and that few samples contain cancer-causing substances, then Economy Ministry Alain Hakim comes out and says that the results ...
Movies & Television

Review: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice [2016]

9 years ago
Who would win in a fight, Batman or Superman? We all went to see Batman v Superman to witness the ultimate showdown between two of the most beloved superheros and the movie turned out to ...
Food

Zaatar Man2oushe For 250LL is Back At Ghalayini Hamra

9 years ago
via Bairoute Snack Ghalayini is a cheap and popular snack in Hamra that used to sell the Zaatar Man2oushe for 250LL and the Cheese Man2oushe for 750LL years ago. Apparently the snack has decided to ...
Lebanon

4G+ Coming Soon To Lebanon, 5G To be Introduced by Mid-2018 by Alfa Telecom

9 years ago
Last year during my visit to the MWC2015, I witnessed what a 5G connection looks like at Ericsson’s booth and wondered if we will ever see similar connections in Lebanon. As it turns out, Alfa ...
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